Is MITF p.Glu291= (c.873G>A) pathogenic?

MITF p.Glu291= (c.873G>A) is classified Likely benign in MITF (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-05-27). Very rare (popmax 0.00223%, eas); Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with MITF p.Glu291= (c.873G>A)?

MITF p.Glu291= (c.873G>A) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is MITF p.Glu291= (c.873G>A) in the general population?

MITF p.Glu291= (c.873G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00223%, eas) (gnomAD).

MITF p.Glu291=

c.873G>A · VCV4055217

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00223%, eas)

Conditions

hereditary neoplastic syndrome

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 4.4	GERP 1.1, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	9.185	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00223% East Asian · 1/44,828 alleles

Overall 6.21e-05% 1/1,610,786 alleles · very rare exomes 1/1,458,586 · genomes 0/152,200 · joint denominator

Rarity supports pathogenicity (ACMG PM2); frequency above a disease-specific BA1/BS1 threshold argues against it. A variant frequent in one ancestry group can be near-absent in others, so a single global figure can mislead.

Variant & gene context

Gene: MITF
Protein: p.Glu291=
Coding: c.873G>A
MANE Select: NM_001354604
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr3:69949161 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.482 · pLI 0.99 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 62.25 · 12 PDB
Residue 291: the 'transactivation' region

Full MITF gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

hereditary neoplastic syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

MITF p.Glu291Asp Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
MITF p.Arg362Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
MITF c.881-9C>G Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
MITF p.Ala148Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
MITF p.Ala152Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
MITF p.Ala177Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
MITF p.Ala183Ser Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
MITF p.Ala205Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition

Built on 18 open, versioned datasets — ClinVar, gnomAD, AlphaMissense, REVEL, ClinGen & more — plus Sugi Variant's own cross-source analysis. Source data 2026-01–2026-10, ClinVar 2026-10. Full sources & versions →

Cite Sugi Variant

Gür T. Sugi Variant: A Deterministic Per-Variant Germline Reference from a Knowledge Graph for Humans and AI Agents. 2026. doi:10.5281/zenodo.21509445. This variant: https://sugi.bio/variant/mitf-p-glu291 (accessed [today's date]).

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